Fragment of the deposition of Sarah Cletor

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in Holborn and Price said he would not medle with {illeg} afterwards came to the Examts house to see a specimen of it but the Examt. had none of it to she him she saith also that the said smith hath sometymes mett a Certain Doctor. of Physick at the Butt Ale house in Kings street in Bloomsbury: which Doctor is a fatt short man with one Legg swelled beggar then the other and last wednesday abot. 12 o'clock the said mr. smith shewed ye Examt. a ꝑcell of Counterfeit Milld money (shills shalf Crowns and Crowns) and said that it was for the said Doctor whose name was Yong. And being then sent for by a boy whose names was Iames went out with ye money to the Dr. and returned without it and after his return told her yt he had now gotten a very good Customer and yt he was to 50ll. more but that he wanted a Convent. place to make it, and the Depont. asking how his friend disposed of it he replyed that the Dr. had a friend either in the Bank or Exche who could fling it into a room full of money and that it should never rise up agt. him any more. She sayth also that Mr Smith told her yt. ye Dr would let him have 20ll. to go to work with and that Dr Young and Mr Smith have been long concernd together but after what manner she knows not she saith also that coming once (Viz abot. a month ago) up into his room she saw a Charcoale Fire in the Chimney and 2 long hoopes of Iron filled with a red stuff like Clay and on mrs. Hammings was in his company and with a wyer brush rubbed something which the Examt took to be a shilling she saith also that Mrs. Hammings used to come to him frequently and that he told her that mrs Hammers workt with him she saith also that abot. a week ago Mr. Smith told her yt. Mrs. Hemmings had given him 12s to make 3ll of Counterfeit money off and that he shewed this Examt. ye 12s. and said that he ought 40s to a Tallyman and mrs. Hemmings was to pay it and yt last Saturday Mrs. Hemmings came for the said Counterfeit money and it was not made and thereupon she fell out with him She saith also that the said Mr Smith about a Month ago carryed away some coyning Tools in a bagg but wither {sic} he carryed them this Examt. knows not And that on Saturday last he comeing to the Examts house brought in his {illeg}bosam undr his Coat a bagg of Tools and gave it to the Examt. and bid her carry them to mrs. Cramps and call for a pott of Drink and leave them there which the Examt did but what was in ye bag the Examt did not know but the next day ith morn being ye Friday <8v> She went with Mr Legat and Mr. Snow to the said Mrs. Cramps house on the backwise of Red Lyon Square and shewed mr. Legatt where ye bagg was hid for whilst mrs. Cramp fetcht a pot of beer this Examt had it at her beds foot and wn. Mr Legat took it from thence and opened it she saw in it some Counterfeit money and two Instrumts of Brass and some other things which she supposes Some might use in coyning

the mark of
Sarah Cletor

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